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Will AI replace estimators?
Based on live job postings — updated November 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting estimators. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 64 live estimators openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 8% of current estimators openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
64live openings
8%ask for AI skills
5%remote
27companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
Employers still ask most for: Construction, Communication, Construction Management, Microsoft Office, Attention to Detail, Organization — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Loenbro | 20 |
| JRM Construction Management, LLC | 8 |
| DH Pace | 4 |
| Keeley Construction | 3 |
| Forgen | 3 |
| Alpha Inc | 2 |
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